JCC and Buffalo State College have finalized an agreement on the transfer of credits for several programs.

The agreement includes 53 specific JCC-Buffalo State program-to-program articulations. New articulation agreements outline the transfer of credits from JCC’s A.S. Biotechnology and A.S. Environmental Studies to Buffalo State’s biology degree, JCC’s A.S. Environmental Studies to Buffalo State’s earth science degree, JCC’s A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences: Math & Science to Buffalo State’s forensic chemistry degree, and JCC’s A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences: Math & Science to Buffalo State’s physics education (7-12) degree.

George Carlo, performance coach for the Detroit Tigers, will present “Secrets of Champions” during a men’s health night program at JCC’s Jamestown Campus from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on November 12.

The program, sponsored by JCC’s campus health center, will be held in the Physical Education Complex and is open to male students as well as men from the community.

Dr. Carlo has served as a performance advisor in the University of Buffalo athletic department since 2010. A former member of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, Dr. Carlo focuses his research on the science of nervous system and musculo-skeletal function during athletic performance.

JCC and three healthcare programs in the region are collaborating to provide credentialing opportunities for students working to become radiologic technologists.

Through several new agreements, individuals can complete training as a radiologic technologist at Bradford Regional Medical Center School of Radiography, the St. James Mercy Hospital School of Radiological Science in Hornell, or the WCA Hospital School of Radiologic Technology over a period of two years and concurrently earn an Associate in Applied Science degree in individual studies at JCC.

Works created by five JCC students are included in the fall SUNY Student Art Exhibition. The juried exhibition is on display in SUNY Plaza in Albany until February 1.

Works by current JCC students Joe Rice of Ashville, Hye “Rosie” Lim of Seoul, South Korea, and Justin Pope of Gowanda and 2012 graduates Maddie Schlick and Kyla Hill, both of Jamestown, were chosen for the show.

The SUNY student art shows were inaugurated in 2002 to bring the work of SUNY’s talented student artists to a wider audience. The traditional areas of drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture are enhanced by the addition of digital imaging and mixed media installations.

“See What I’m Saying,” a documentary about deaf entertainers, will be shown at 7 p.m. on October 20 on JCC’s Jamestown Campus.

The film, sponsored by JCC’s campus life program and the college program committee of JCC’s Faculty Student Association, will be shown in the Student Union in the Hamilton Collegiate Center. Admission is $3 and tickets are available at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Jamestown/Warren Deaf Club.

Directed and produced by Hilary Scarl, “See What I’m Saying” is an award-winning documentary that follows four well-known entertainers in the deaf community: a comic, a drummer, an actor, and a singer. The film explores how the four overcome personal obstacles and celebrate professional landmarks.

Ticket purchases for events held in JCC’s Scharmann Theatre have become more convenient with a new online ticket system.

Presale tickets can be purchased online through JCC’s box office from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Online tickets for general admission can be purchased up to four hours before the start of an event.

A $1.50 service charge is applied to online ticket purchases. Although tickets can be printed at home, purchasers have the option of picking up the tickets at the theatre will call window one hour prior to the event or having them mailed for an additional $2 shipping and handling fee.

Tickets at the senior citizen, area student, or JCC Faculty Student Association rates must be either reserved by calling the box office, 716.338.1187, or purchased in person at the box office.

Hilary Corna, author of One White Face, will present “Create Your Own Opportunity and Embrace Your Potential: I Dare You” at noon on October 17 in the Carnahan Theatre on JCC’s Jamestown Campus. The program is free and open to the public.

One White Face recounts Ms. Corna’s experience working overseas shortly after college as senior executive officer and kaizen leader for Toyota in Singapore. Referred to as the “Gen Y version of Eat, Pray, Love,” her book has been featured in ForbesWoman and The New York Times.

JCC’s Jamestown Campus will hold Explore JCC, an open house for high school students and others, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on October 8.

A campus fair featuring information on academic programs and student services will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Student Union. Participants can also choose among 20-minute sessions on internships, financial aid, JCC’s honors program, transferability of JCC credits, and options for undecided students. Guided campus tours will begin at 11:30.

Explore JCC will be held again on November 18 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on the Jamestown Campus. A session at JCC’s Cattaraugus County Campus in Olean is offered from 10 a.m. to noon on November 10.

Individuals can register for the program at www.sunyjcc.edu/explorejcc. For additional information, call the JCC admissions office, 800.388.8557 or 716.338.1001.

Three special honors will be presented during the JCC Foundation’s annual recognition event on October 25.

Patricia Phillips, a member of the JCC Foundation board of directors since 1999, will receive the John D. Hamilton Award. The Community Partner Award will be given to JCC’s regional sponsors which include the city of Jamestown, Cattaraugus County, and Chautauqua County. Paul Benke, who served as JCC’s president from 1981 to 1991, will be honored as president emeritus during the event.

The John D. Hamilton Award was established by the JCC Foundation in 1995 to recognize individuals whose contributions exemplify those of Hamilton, a past president and trustee emeritus of JCC.

Gregory T. DeCinque, who is entering his 19th year as president of JCC, has announced his intention to retire following the close of the 2012-13 academic year. The announcement was made to faculty and staff at Dr. DeCinque's annual "welcome back" address.

Dr. DeCinque came to JCC in 1994 and is the longest-serving president in the history of the 62-year-old community college. According to Lance S. Spicer, chairman of the college's board of trustees, a formal search for Dr. DeCinque's successor will begin soon.

The cast of Legally Blonde: The Musical, the fall production of the JCC Uncommoners, will include JCC students Carl Brewer of Cassadaga, Amanda Wickmark of Fredonia, and Kari Ames, Hillary Belin, Amanda Campbell, Jennie Cross, Caitlin Cusimano, Breontai Gates, Karimah Rahman, Brian Swartzwelder, Thomas Tracy, and Eva VanRusso of Jamestown, and former JCC students: Caitlin Clark, Michael Correy, Michael Giambelluca, Daman Holland, Matt Warren, Teal Weatherley, and Remington Whitcomb.

The musical will also feature area community members Skip Anderson, Logan Norris Beard, Kristina Benson, Tyler DeJoe, Crin Fredrickson, Destiny Gates, Josh Hutchinson, Russell D. Lee, Nathan Meleen, and Lauren Scharf and JCC employees Don Hill and Lindsey Kaufman.

The decade of the Sixties will be celebrated in art and music during the opening of Robert Hirsch’s exhibition, The Sixties Cubed: Signs, Symbols, and Celebrities, beginning at 6 p.m. on September 29 in JCC's Weeks Gallery.

Hirsch will discuss his cubed photomontages of celebrity and consumer icons from the 1960s beginning at 6:30. A 7:15 concert by Mercury Rising, a Buffalo-based classic rock band, will be followed at 8:30 with music by Family Function and the Sitar Jams during a reception featuring hors d’oeuvres and wine and beer tasting.

Tickets for the event can be obtained through JCC’s box office, 716.338.1187. Admission is $20 for the general public, $15 for JCC Faculty Student Association members, and $10 for area students.